Endogenous nitric oxide in the upper airways of healthy newborn infants

Pediatric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 148-151

  Schedin, Ulla ^a   Norman, Mikael ^a   Gustafsson, Lars E ^b   Herin, Peter ^a   Frostell, Claes ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; FEMALE; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0029997946     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199607000-00025     Document Type: Article

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